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Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoArchaeological remains at Praia Melão. Plantation slavery may have originated on a tiny west African...
Lisbon plaques remember Portugal's 'silenced' role in slavery
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoPlaques turning the spotlight on Lisbon's role in slavery and "silenced" African history have been...
Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about slavery
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoOPINION: Part one of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and...
Dutch slavery exhibition to open at UN headquarters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in...
National Portrait Gallery wrongly claims art dealer built career using slavery money
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe painting of Edward Fox White, by French artist James Tissot, is currently on loan to the...
A Fearless Ruler Battles the Slave Trade in Netflix's African Queens: Njinga
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNjinga (Adesuwa Oni) and her entourage approach the Portuguese governor's compound. Credit - Joe...
Florida Reviewers Wanted ‘Opposing' Views Of Slavery Before Rejecting New AP Course
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFlorida officials tasked with reviewing a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies...
Shedding light on the little-known history of New Goree, Bristol's free Black neighborhood
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBRISTOL – As she crosses the Town Common and makes her way up Wood Street, Lynn Smith points out one...
Letter: New EJI sculpture park in Montgomery doesn't tell whole story
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoToday, on its opening day, I visited Bryan Stevenson’s magnificent sculpture park and national freedom memorial, which focuses on the evils of slavery in American history. The art is outstanding ...
Slavery, the Constitution and Jan. 1, 1808
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Jan. 1, 1808, a law passed by Congress and eagerly signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 went into effect prohibiting the foreign slave trade.